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Pere Roca-Cusachs wins City of Barcelona award

Pere Roca-Cusachs, group leader at IBEC and assistant professor at the University of Barcelona, has won the 2017 City of Barcelona Award for the life sciences.

The prize comes after the publication of his study in Cell last year, where he identified a mechanism by which tissue rigidity regulates cell survival and proliferation, as well as its implications in diseases such as cancer and liver and lung fibrosis.

The City of Barcelona Awards are granted by Barcelona City Council, and the jury – Patrick Aloy, Juan Valcárcel, Cristina Subidas, Elena Casacuberta, and Neus Agell – were unanimous in their choice of Pere for the prize.

The awards ceremony, which will take place on Thursday 15th February, will be chaired by the Mayor of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau, and the Commissioner of Culture of Barcelona City Council, Joan Subirats. It will take place in Barcelona City Council’s Saló de Cent and will be presented by Betevé journalist Eva Arderius.